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Gastrointestinal Crohn-like disease following BCG therapy

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We are deeply grateful to the patient ([C.F.] a colleague, and a friend of us), who has allowed us to report his clinical history.

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  1. Department of Medicine-DIMED, General Pathology and Cytopathology Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

    Marco Pizzi, Laura Albertoni, Lavinia Stefanizzi, Claudia Mescoli & Massimo Rugge

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Pizzi, M., Albertoni, L., Stefanizzi, L. et al. Gastrointestinal Crohn-like disease following BCG therapy. Int J Colorectal Dis 30, 1745–1746 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-015-2157-2

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